Amanda Knowles
Structural: 2018 - Present
My current work is an acknowledgement of the growth happening all around us and is influenced by the dramatic, shifting surroundings of Seattle. I am continually interested in the structure shown in the building process and the ultimately hidden supports and infrastructure that are temporarily exposed as a building goes up. I am excited by the implications and internal machinations of the complicated interiors and intricate supports before the scaffolding comes down and the sheathing covers the internal form.
By using a plastic Holga camera to document and explore this industry I strip out the particulars of place through the use of multiple exposures. This is my sketchbook, rooted and reiterated by the layering prevalent in my work. These images are the basis of my investigations, sometimes finding their way into the work, but many times are used as the point of departure and a way of thinking. I work and rework – building and covering in layers. This way of working is equally about balancing confidence and doubt, a drive to be vulnerable and guarded, and is a way of thinking through. It is about searching, not finding answers, but working through as we question – “what supports what?”
I am incredibly lucky to have been included for the past couple of years in the Duwamish residency. For one week each year I find myself outside in the intersection of the industrial and sacred lands of this city. This slowing down and sitting within this landscape has greatly impacted my work.
Amanda Knowles, Untitled (Red), 2022, screen print, graphite, acrylic transfer, acrylic on paper, price on request
Amanda Knowles, Bridge Hybrid, 2021, screen print, graphite, acrylic transfer, acrylic on paper, 14.75 x 16.25 inches, $1200.
Amanda Knowles, Constructed Environment, 2021, screen print, graphite, acrylic transfer, acrylic on paper, 14 x 17.25 inches, $1200.
Amanda Knowles, Corner, 2021, screen print, graphite, acrylic transfer, acrylic on paper, 20.25 x 28.25 inches, $2500.
Amanda Knowles, Layered View, 2021, screen print, graphite, acrylic transfer, acrylic on paper, 22 x 26.5 inches, $2500.
Amanda Knowles, Northgate, 2021, screen print, graphite, acrylic transfer, archival digital print, acrylic on paper, 14.5 x 22.5 inches (SOLD)
Amanda Knowles, Scaffold, 2021, screen print, graphite, acrylic transfer, acrylic on paper, 10.75 x 13.5 inches, $750.
Amanda Knowles, Untitled (West Seattle Bridge), 2021, screen print, graphite, transfers, acrylic on paper, 11 x 15 inches, $750.
Amanda Knowles, West Seattle Bridge I-III, 2021, screenprint, acrylic, and graphite, 30 x 108 inches (3 @ 30 x 36 inches each), $7500.
Amanda Knowles, (detail) West Seattle Bridge I, 2021, screenprint, acrylic, and graphite, 30 x 36 inches (#1 of 3 panels)
Amanda Knowles, (detail) West Seattle Bridge II, 2021, screenprint, acrylic, and graphite, 30 x 36 inches (#2 of 3 panels)
Amanda Knowles, (detail) West Seattle Bridge III, 2021, screenprint, acrylic, and graphite, 30 x 36 inches (#3 of 3 panels)
Amanda Knowles, In Construction, 2021, screenprint, acrylic, and graphite on paper, 18 x 13 inches, $1200.
Amanda Knowles, Untitled (Overhead), 2021, screenprint, acrylic, and graphite on paper, 14.5 x 22.5 inches, $1200.
Amanda Knowles, Built Environment, 2020, screen print, graphite, acrylic on paper, 31 x 34.5 inches SOLD
Amanda Knowles, Street View II, 2020, screen print, graphite, acrylic on paper, 11 x 15 inches, $600.
Amanda Knowles, Street View I, 2020, screen print, graphite, acrylic on paper, 11 x 15 inches, $600.
Amanda Knowles, Street View IV, 2020, screen print, graphite, acrylic on paper, 11 x 15, $600.
Amanda Knowles, City View, 2020, screen print, graphite, acrylic on paper, 15 x 22 inches, $1200.
Amanda Knowles, Extension II, 2020, screen print, graphite, acrylic on paper, 20 x 29 inches, $2200.
Amanda Knowles, Internal Structure, 2020, screen print, graphite, acrylic on paper, 15 x 10.5 inches, $600.
Amanda Knowles, Street View III, 2020, screen print, graphite, acrylic on paper, 11 x 15 inches, $600.
Amanda Knowles, Harbor Ave Construction, 2020, screen print, graphite, acrylic on paper, 11 x 15 inches, $600.
Amanda Knowles, Partial Span, 2020, screen print, graphite, acrylic on paper. 22.5 x 31.75 inches, $2200.
Amanda Knowles, Partial Facade, 2020, screen print, graphite, acrylic on paper, 21.25 x 27.5 inches, $2200.
Amanda Knowles, False Work, 2020, screen print, graphite, acrylic on paper 15 x 15 inches, (SOLD)
Amanda Knowles, Construction View I, 2019, screen print, graphite, acrylic on paper, 44 x 60 inches (44 x 30 inches each), framed, $6000.
Amanda Knowles, Construction View II, 2019, screen print, graphite, acrylic on paper, 44 x 60 inches (44 x 30 inches each), framed, $6000.
Amanda Knowles, Untitled (construct) I-II, 2018, mixed media on paper, 26 x 41 inches, framed, $3500.
Amanda Knowles, Untitled (construct) III-IV, 2018, mixed media on paper, 26 x 41 inches, $2900.
Amanda Knowles, Untitled (construct) V-VI, 2018, mixed media on paper, 26 x 41 inches, framed, $3500.
Amanda Knowles, Untitled (construct) VII-VIII, 2018, mixed media on paper, 26 x 41 inches, framed, $3500.
Amanda Knowles, Industry Study I, 2018, screen print, graphite, acrylic on photo paper, 10.75 x 10.75 inches, framed, $650.
Amanda Knowles, Industry Study II, 2018, screen print, graphite, acrylic on photo paper, 10.75 x 10.75 inches, framed, $650.
Amanda Knowles, Industry Study III, 2018, screen print, graphite, acrylic on photo paper, 10.75 x 10.75 inches, framed, $650.
Amanda Knowles, Industry Study IV, 2018, screen print, graphite, acrylic on photo paper, 10.75 x 10.75 inches, framed, $650.
Amanda Knowles, Industry Study V, 2018, screen print, graphite, acrylic on photo paper, 10.75 x 10.75 inches, framed, $650.
Amanda Knowles, Industry Study VIII, 2018, screen print, graphite, acrylic on photo paper, 10.75 x 10.75 inches, framed, $650.
Amanda Knowles, Duwamish Study I, 2018, screen print, graphite, acrylic on paper, 14.75 x 10.75 inches, framed, $850.
Amanda Knowles, Duwamish Study II, 2018, screen print, graphite, acrylic on paper, 14.75 x 10.75 inches, $650.
Amanda Knowles, Duwamish Study III, 2018, screen print, graphite, acrylic on paper, 14.75 x 10.75 inches, $650.
Amanda Knowles, Duwamish Study IV, 2018, screen print, graphite, acrylic on paper, 14.75 x 10.75 inches, framed, $850.
Amanda Knowles, Duwamish Study V, 2018, screen print, graphite, acrylic on paper, 14.75 x 10.75 inches, framed, $850.
Amanda Knowles, Duwamish Study VI, 2018, screen print, graphite, acrylic on paper, 14.75 x 10.75 inches, $650.
Amanda Knowles, Duwamish Study VII, 2018, screen print, graphite, acrylic on paper, 14.75 x 10.75 inches (SOLD)
Amanda Knowles, Duwamish Study VIII, 2018, screen print, graphite, acrylic on paper, 14.75 x 10.75 inches, framed, $850.
Amanda Knowles, Land & Sky I, 2018, screen print, graphite, acrylic on paper, 25 x 34.5 inches, $2500
Amanda Knowles, Land & Sky II, 2018, screen print, graphite, acrylic on paper, 27.75 x 31.5 inches, $2200.